Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-19
wAYSIDE CHANCES.

Nj. Henry r. Kseuan's latest novel "Ths
Playsrs." now ruaniug In serial form In NE
New York Daily Ssar, chapter appearing
In eech issue Of the paper, hes caused that
excellent newspapse 70 b eagerly sought for
BY the many friends whom the author hes
made In his frequent waits to this city.
IL v scarcely fair to make any critical ~
mark about work that 10 Incomplete, but II
the whole may 10 judged BY ~ first part,
the new book will not add Q vast deal to the
authors present reputation. In the chapters
that have appeared there are several very
decided lapses into the Ouida style Of fiction.
The motive Of this may appear later on, but
thus far no good reason suggests itself for the
apotheosi.ing Of sensuality In language that
10 - intense - some Of Zola'a No doubt It
viii be printed In book form ON IL conclusion
in the Star and then more accurate estimae
Of its worth may be made
by the way, the distinguished author 10 o..
rected in Lancaster after Easter.
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The bright working staff OF the PhilAdel.
phia Times 10 In no way responsible for the
manner In which the advertising hen u
allowed to dip her feet In ink and march un.
molssted over the sacred first and second
pages Of the paper. They doubtless feel -
deeply grieved - their rural brethren Of
the press to see the sorry sight
and both are equally panied at the
comparison OF the "hss been" with the
'is." The pity - all the greater because no
paper In Philadelphia contains . working
force that have higher conceptions Of the
duties and responsibilities Of Journalism. In
fact, the Times has hsd rare good fortune
in the selection Of the men whose business
II was to mould the policy OF the paper
From the days when Keenan,, Handy, Lam.
bert, Parker, Connolly and the rest
At in the highest part Of the high
building st Eighth and Chestnut streets
to the present time, there hiss been . per.
souality about thie journal which, to those
who watched its career from the beginning,
made the Times assume the shape Of an old
and sincere friend. The manner In which the
advertising department 10, Briareus like,
stretching out its hundred hands 70 envelop
al else on the paper 10 especially distressing
csde.
The Times has some very bright mon on
| its staff To- day who are not unworthy succes'
sors Of those who won fame and money for
| the paper In the past With DR.. Lambdin
| ut the helm after libel.loving Col Mcclure
We have Mspes, OF Venango, who stood
| against the Cameron domination alone when
the elder Cameron transferred his senatorial
mantle to his son; Seilhamer, . cousin o.
Rev. G. W. Seilhamer, OF Washington bor
ough, who has done some notable newspaper
work for the New York Herald: whetstonc
who made the Hazleton Pain Speoke,
boom in the days when Pattison va
trying to secure constitutional enforcement
BY On extra session; Kemper Bocock
whose views on the land question have at
trscted attention in the state And there Il
kesn-eyed Heustis, who brought with hin
from his New England homo plenty o
newspaper dash, and Herbert Johnston who
learned to distinguish news from rot on tht
INTELLraENcER and who now occupies thu
responsible post Of night editor OF the paper
He and Sam Mckenzie. . Perry countian
who II the sternest Democrat and the ables
foreman Of . composing room We have soon
are pillars Of sound judgment and good fel
lowship Success to them all!
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Henry Ward Beechsr, no one has recalle'
that odd scintillation from the brain Of
| rhymsser OF twenty years ago:
To the hen "you're . beautiful creature"
i The hen just for that
Laid an egg In his hat
And thus did the hen rsWard Beecher.
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Governor Beaver is said to have made u
his mind to veto all judge bills for this 81
sion with the possible exception OF the on
for Montgomery county. AZ this means tn
death OF the orphans court bill for Lancsste
county, young legal lights who have bee
discounting auditors' fees will have time I
smile.